Isn't this a bit extreme?

[Wilson Gray]

On Sat, Jul 26, 2014 at 8:20 PM, Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu>
wrote:

> As long as there's no reference to a specific woman (or man), the
> "they"/"their"/"them" forms are increasingly an option (for some).
>

I predict that, one day, it will be prescribed, possibly during our
lifetimes.


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